Theme Harrier and Coot

[Glenn Conlan]

Shot this a year ago with Dave Salem he posted a similar image a while back. This coot was caught in the water by the harrier and the harrier held it under water until it drowned, which took several minutes. The harrier then let go of the coot and waited for it to drift to the shore, then it drug it to this open area for consumption. Shot from the car window on a bean bag. D4 600mm, ISO 800, 1/4000sec, F5.6. Thanks for your comments always appreciated. This was not an isolated incident we observed harriers performing this method of capture on other winter days.

[John Robinson]

Said it all yourself Glenn.
grand story and image to go with it. Coot showing feet nicely too !!
John

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

What an awesome capture for you and the harrier.
Excellent story and I love the image mate!

[Alison McCoy]

Fantastic capture. Thanks for telling all of the story as well. Interesting hunting technique. I must have been an incredible experience seeing it.

[Ed Kelly]

Beautiful image and a great story and info.

Ed

[Troy Lim]

Love it. Great moment.


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[arash_hazeghi]

Awesome image Glenn, love everything, especially the story behind it

[gail bisson]

Hmmm...now who will win the theme contest this month?!! You or your buddy Dave?
Terrific image.
Love everything about this series- color, BG, action,IQ, light.
Both of you hit the jackpot with this amazing interaction,
Gail

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Glenn! I like the IQ, story and composition.

[Charlene Bacchioni]

Glenn this is top notch ,wish it was mine.

[William Dickson]

Excellent. Great work on this image Glen. Fab lighting and I love the head with the feathers in the mouth of the Harrier. Well done and thanks for sharing

Will

[Glenn Conlan]

Thank you all for your comments, very much appreciated. Dave Salem and I say that Coots were created for Raptors.

[David Salem]

What a great encounter we had that day Glenn. I don't think we have ever been quite this close to a Harrier on a kill, especially in killer evening light. The frame looks awesome with great color and detail and I really like the feathers in the beak. Nice one buddy!